thrilled
/θɹɪld/adjective, verb
thrilled is spelled T-H-R-I-L-L-E-D: 8 letters and one syllable. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, thrilled means “Extremely excited or delighted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thrilled?
| Letters | 8: T-H-R-I-L-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thrilled?
Thrilled appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thrilled?
- /θɹɪld/
Thrilled has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-thrilled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thrilled
- more thrilled comparative
- most thrilled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thrilled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Extremely excited or delighted.
On the phone, he sounded thrilled about the baby.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of thrill
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thrilled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Extremely excited or delighted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ravi |
| German | begeistert |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.